Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-26


Ansfria and Gerxany are making 49,
tive preparatisns for impsndina var.
AZ FisnnA the greatest netfvi1y prevails
10 every direction. Provisions and var
stores are l,eina aoeumulafed as rapidly
e. psssibie, and oF3srs have been issned
10 the Red Cross Society 20 RAISE the
afa4s Of the hospiaAls under lis charge
70 thetr full gErength. aud % largely In
oesAae The unmbeF Of beds ID these hos.
pit4sa. PKepar9sisns haFe also been
oomplets1 for the mobilization Of the
army, and Q railroad 10 the fruntier hiss
been hastily SON pIeted.
In Berlin the same activity is shown.
Germans remdsnt IN London have been
requested 20 be ready 20 return home
on twenty-fOur hours' notice, 10 report
f0r daty at their military reserve bead
quarters, while the details Of oFEaniza
ton aad transportation Of troops, Fer
which Germany h nsted, are being
brought TO the highest state Of efisi-
eney.
When the war cloud win burst none
can tell. u may be that poor Bulgaria
will b. the first point OF attack, q victim
20 Russian smbftion and Iust Of COZ
quest; perhaps Austria herself will feel
the tirs1 sheck Of battle. Bat wherever
actual bsstilities may begin, II seems
impossible that q general European var
can be avoided. The relations between
the continental nations Of Europe are 20
delicately balanced and 90 complex that
no var 70 possible which shall not in
volvo all the great powers. directly or
Indirectly. Tns peaos Of Europe e
nothing bat q sort Of armistice 81 best,
"a a e 49, hs.& IffkIa A., hrs...x ai.wa :,
| appeal to arms; and onoe commenced,
Of the var OF its duration.
II the alliance between Germany and
Russia IL absolute, II will Of necessity
and Austria; and 10 the event OF she
AdFiasic provinces being the seat OF toe
var, TaFkey snd perhaps Italy would
be drawn int0 the struggle. England,
too. IN the event Of 81 attack upon Boil
RRFia, and through that kingdom upon
/ Turkey, might ind u sxpedient TO re-
peat the Crimean expeKie1ce, and unite
| with France 10 check the attempts Of
Russia at aRgrandizement.
We do not see how it 10 possible that q
general var shall be avoided, unless
England. with Italy, shall play she part
I OF N6aecMHn1 4GetI lM8t1d1At1 H.
teEveniion might avert aotual war, al
any rate, for the present, and time is Of
/ great assistance IN keeping the peace
If time can be gained, especially in view
Of the great age Of the Emperor Of Ger
many. Il msy be that q new monarch
might be more practically inclined aDG
less under the iron rule and despotii
sway Of Bismarck, 10 which event th'
policy Of Germany might be 90 materi
ally altered that she would ssek q last
ing peace with the same zeal vita whicE
the present administration now pre-
psres for war.
Il may be that Bismarck appTehead
the danger to his policy which would al
once ensue upon the death of the EN-
peror, and intends 10 commit Germany
10 hostile attitude from which Oh,
cannot well recede. even with q ehangs
Of monarchs. Bat be this as IL may
the oatlook for war IL Just new yer,
distinct, and We can only await thl
clash Of arms. With q faint hope thai
wiser oouussls may prevail and tn,
dreadful spectacle OF war may be avert
ed.-SaR Francisco Chronicle.